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home wall crash mat/foam

stum3

31-Aug-2009
10:00:18 AM

Have built myself a training wall in the garage, but only have an old matress to fall onto, which means I cant climb as hard as I would like. Anyone got any ideas on foam or crash mats to use under an indoor wall, or where to source them?

salty crag

31-Aug-2009
10:21:54 AM

Pondering same problem, keen to see what reples you get.

StuE

31-Aug-2009
10:51:30 AM

Cheapest solution is go hunt out some more mattressess. Close to council pick up day is the ideal hunting season as many mattressess magically appear on the streets at this time. Just choose wisely and avoid those that are damp or have too many suspicious stains. If you want to make them a little less skanky you can cover with a thick tarp.

harold

31-Aug-2009
10:57:40 AM

If you ask around enough people you are sure to find some old unwanted mattresses, especially since it costs money to get rid of them. 2nd option is op shops, they always have them. If you need a whole bunch you could probably try a mattress shop, they often have deals to take away your old mattress for free when they deliver a new one.

I have found two mattresses thick to be plenty for a woody, although the really cheapo ones are bit light weight and you tend to bottom out. I have a couple queen sealy postupedics which offer plenty of padding, so I would say go the heavier more expensive ones.

adztcc

31-Aug-2009
10:58:26 AM

Hey stum3, Just so happens we are replacing our mats atm. There is alot of foam of various sizes. It could be what your after.

Pat

31-Aug-2009
4:17:16 PM

When I built my wall I swooped on hard rubbish collection and got all the mattresses in our suburb. 33 -
yes count them, 33 beauties. Do the job really well.

WM

31-Aug-2009
4:56:10 PM

On 31/08/2009 adztcc wrote:
>Hey stum3, Just so happens we are replacing our mats atm. There is alot
>of foam of various sizes. It could be what your after.

i'd jump on this! I have some old gym mats - they are FAR more functional and compact than mattresses

Pat

31-Aug-2009
7:50:54 PM

Agreed.

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